Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children
Meta will add daily limits, nighttime blocks and stronger age checks for teens as it denies wrongdoing in the child-safety case.
- On Wednesday, Meta Platforms Inc. reached a proposed settlement with 47 state attorneys general, agreeing to pay up to $17.1 billion over 10 years to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.
- A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general sued Meta in 2023, alleging the company deliberately designed platforms to addict young users; the settlement cuts short a landmark federal trial in Oakland, California.
- Meta must implement a combined two-hour daily time limit for teens, mandatory pauses after 15, 60, and 90 minutes of continuous use, and block push notifications between midnight and 6 a.m.
- Roughly $5.3 billion of the settlement remains contingent on TikTok and YouTube adopting identical safety standards and matching payments, Meta Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney said the framework 'will only work if all our peers join us.'
- Child safety experts characterize the mandated features as 'window dressing' that fails to address the underlying engagement-driven business model, though independent auditors will monitor Meta's compliance pending final court approval.
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